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I never thought about it but when it comes time to get rid of furniture I learned the last few weeks its not so easy. We have had some really nice furniture in the living room and the second living room for many  years. Its nice, high quality stuff, well made, expensive. But now we got some new furniture. What do you do with the old stuff. We put it on our local Facebook page for our town for really cheap, no bites. Then we said we would give it away for free just so it doesn't go to waste. A few people private messaged to ask but there was no way for them to pick it up, it was too big. We then arranged for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to come pick it up. The website said they come with a truck to pick it up for free and it is given to those in need. Sounded great! They came. They said they couldn't take a really nice couch because it had a small mark on it. They took some other pieces. When I heard that night I was shocked. Its a really nice couch. Do they expect it to be "In New" condition. they already know they are picking up used stuff. And its supposed to go to those in  need, I'm sure there are many families who would have loved it. Its really frustrating. Now the couch is on the curb to be picked up by the towns "Bulk pick up service". Who knows where it will go. 

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Scott Bloom

Yup. Office furniture owners are lucky if they don’t have to pay for the removal.
Daniel Schwartz

Very Sad. I usually try Facebook Market Place, but as you saw, moving it can be difficult. I would suggest to Google it and see what comes up. We used to use Salvation Army, but mostly for clothing.
RitaSue Siegel

I and others have often taken advantage of New York City's Dept of Sanitation rules get some fine furniture from the street. I always thought this was one of the perks of living here. Bulk disposal items can legally be put out next to the curb after 4:00 pm the night before the last garbage collection day of the week. The Dept of Sanitation will collect them by Saturday. In my experience, probably due to the number of scavengers, most of the items do not last on the street through the night. I have very nice outdoor furniture in my house in the country thanks to people redecorating their terraces. Most things can fit into the back of a taxi. If not, use your imagination. There are other ways to get them home.

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